Upcoming topics include:

Circular Economy: Introductory concepts and making the business case: 25–26 April 2018

Understand how your business can: become more resilient by acting in anticipation of future resource constraints, access new markets and/or contribute to social development.

Duration, format and location

Two-day residential seminars; Cambridge, UK

Fee

The course fee is £700 to £2,250, including accommodation and meals (see fees table below). Lower fees are available for multiple delegates or Labs, not-for-profits, developing countries, and self-funded individuals.

How to apply

Responding to topical sustainability trends in a practical way

These two-day immersive workshops will help you tackle emerging opportunities for a more sustainable business. With access to cutting-edge insight and best practice, you will continue your professional development, collaborate with practitioners and network with peers – with real application to your organisation.

Future topics will be decided based on emerging trends and delegate demand. We welcome your suggestions and encourage you to get in touch if you would like to recommend course content or discuss further.

Why should I apply?

Deliver business impact

The workshop is committed to delivering action-based learning. Participants are invited to submit a case study about their organisation which may be discussed during workshop exercises. The course will also include structured planning sessions for all participants to reflect on their learning, develop an action plan and articulate this plan to peers for constructive feedback. As a result, you will return to your organisation with a clear direction of how to create leading-edge responses to sustainability opportunities and challenges.

Benefit from our actionable learning approach

The workshops use a collaborative and innovative learning approach with a strong emphasis on sharing real-life experiences and best-practice case studies. Attendees are encouraged to co-create sustainability solutions using creative problem-solving techniques and develop action plans to become effective change agents. There will be ample opportunities for discussion and debate, building on the knowledge and expertise of peers, academics and expert practitioners.

Continue your professional development

We welcome you to join the Lab as a standalone CPD course or sign up for multiple as part of your long-term development. At the end of each Lab delegates will receive a certificate of participation. You can also use your attendance as credit towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Sustainable Business (PG Dip).

The PG Dip offers a ‘deep dive’ into topical and emergent leadership responses to sustainability in a business context. Equivalent to two-thirds of a Master’s, the PG Dip is worth 120 CATS points and provides an academically rigoruous but practically focused alternative route to the full Master’s programme.

Application and fees

Selection criteria

Applicants should be committed to using learning from the Labs to lead or influence change within the business context and should been proficient in the English language.

We also ask that applicants have either completed a previous programme at CISL or hold a sustainability position with significant work experience in sustainability. In some cases non-alumni who are not in sustainability roles will be accepted on a Lab at the discretion of the Lab Director and dependent on the applicant’s experience, interests and motivation for attending. If you are unsure whether you meet the entry requirements please contact labs@cisl.cam.ac.uk.

Fees

No. of Labs (b):

Inclusive fee per participant (a)

1

2

3+

Corporate/ private sector

Standard

£2,250

£2,000

£1,750

CISL alumni or Platform member

£1,750

£1,550

£1,375

Financial need (c)

£1,500

£1,350

£1,200

Not-for-profit

(NGOs, public sector or academia)

Standard

£1,250

£1,125

£1,000

Financial need (d)

£1,000

£900

£800

Self-funded individual

Standard

£1,000

£900

£800

Based in a developing country

£900

£800

£700

Notes

a) Includes accommodation and subsistence during the Lab, but excludes travel costs.

b) The discount is available to more than one participant from the same organisation attending a particular Lab, or an individual attending more than one Lab. (Our long history of running professional development courses has shown that there is an increased value to organisations when they send multiple participants to share the learning experience.)

c) For example: consultancy, SME, or based in a developing country.

d) For example: small, recently established, or based in a developing country.

Want to discuss your eligibility for an upcoming Lab? Contact us to find out more.

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